"explosion" in the noun sense
1. explosion, detonation, blowup
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
2. explosion, burst
the act of exploding or bursting
"the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"
"the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"
3. explosion
a sudden great increase
"the population explosion"
"the information explosion"
4. explosion
the noise caused by an explosion
"the explosion was heard a mile away"
5. plosion, explosion
the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
6. explosion
a sudden outburst
"an explosion of laughter"
"an explosion of rage"
7. explosion
a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
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